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White ware tripod incense burner
- loan
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Details
- Associated place
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Asia › China › Jiangxi province › Jingdezhen › Jingdezhen kilns (place of creation)
- Date
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13th - 14th century (1201 - 1400)
Yuan Dynasty (1279 - 1368)
- Material and technique
- porcelain, thrown, with hand-modelled handles luted to the incense burner with slip under a bluish-white glaze (qingbai ware)
- Dimensions
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9 cm (height)
9.2 cm (diameter)
with handles 10.5 cm (width)
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- No. of items
- 1
- Credit line
- Lent by the Sir Alan Barlow Collection Trust.
- Accession no.
- LI1301.217
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Further reading
University of Sussex, and Arts and Humanities Research Council, The Barlow Collection, supervised by Regina Krahl, Maurice Howard, and Aiden Leeves (Sussex: University of Sussex, 2006), no. C206
Glossary (4)
glaze, luted, porcelain, slip
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glaze
Vitreous coating applied to the surface of a ceramic to make it impermeable or for decorative effect.
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luted
The fusion of parts of ceramics using dilute clay slip.
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porcelain
Ceramic material composed of kaolin, quartz, and feldspar which is fired to a temperature of c.1350-1400⁰c. The resulting ceramic is vitreous, translucent, and white in colour.
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slip
A semi-fluid clay applied to a ceramic before glazing either to coat the surface or for decorative effect.
Location
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- currently in research collection
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The Barlow Collection
The rounded bowl rests on three slender bulbous legs, has a double raised rib at the rim and two curved handles with a deep ridge down the middle, which protrude above the rim. The inside and a patch on the base are unglazed, showing a yellowish-burnt biscuit. The glaze is somewhat opaque, blue-tinged and has an overall dense crackle.
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